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Ubuntu Server Management

Q: Can you upgrade my Ubuntu server to a newer LTS?

Yes. We snapshot the server, test the upgrade path, then either upgrade in place with do-release-upgrade or rebuild on a fresh LTS and migrate, whichever is safer for your stack.

Q: Do you support Ubuntu on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud?

Yes, Ubuntu on any cloud or dedicated server, including cloud-init images and Ubuntu Pro instances.

Q: What happens when my Ubuntu release reaches end of support?

Security updates stop unless you have Ubuntu Pro (ESM). We plan the upgrade or migration well before that date.

Q: Can you run cPanel or CloudPanel on Ubuntu?

Yes. We install and manage control panels on the Ubuntu releases each panel officially supports.

Ubuntu Server is the most common OS we look after, from single VPSs to fleets on AWS, Hetzner and DigitalOcean. We keep your Ubuntu servers patched, hardened and on a supported LTS release, and we plan release upgrades so they happen on a quiet night instead of in a panic when support ends.

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What we manage

Your Ubuntu servers, handled.

Security updates with unattended-upgrades, reviewed weekly

LTS-to-LTS release upgrades, tested on a snapshot first

UFW or nftables firewall and Fail2ban

SSH hardening: keys only, no root login

Nginx or Apache, PHP-FPM and multiple PHP versions

MySQL, MariaDB or PostgreSQL tuning

Snap and APT housekeeping, disk clean-up

Kernel updates and Livepatch where available

Backups with tested restores

24/7 uptime and resource monitoring

We manage Ubuntu LTS releases that are still in standard support, and we help you move off releases that have reached end of standard support, either with an in-place do-release-upgrade (after a full snapshot) or by rebuilding on a fresh LTS and migrating.

Version history

Ubuntu versions: why each came, and what changed.

Each release, the one it replaced, the one that followed, and the features that mattered for servers.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS “Bionic Beaver”
2018

Why it came: Brought a modern kernel and toolchain to servers after 16.04 and made Netplan the new way to configure networking.

Followed by Ubuntu 20.04 LTS “Focal Fossa” ⟶
- Netplan network configuration
- Faster boot and smaller server image
- Python 3 by default
- Kernel live patching
Standard support ended 2023; security only with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS “Focal Fossa”
2020

Why it came: Replaced 18.04 with a newer kernel, WireGuard VPN built in and a refreshed PHP/Python stack.

⟵ Replaced Ubuntu 18.04 LTS “Bionic Beaver” Followed by Ubuntu 22.04 LTS “Jammy Jellyfish” ⟶
- WireGuard in the kernel
- ZFS root install option
- PHP 7.4, Python 3.8
- Improved cloud-init images
Standard support ended May 2025; security only with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS “Jammy Jellyfish”
2022

Why it came: Moved servers to OpenSSL 3 and PHP 8, with stronger default security for the years ahead.

⟵ Replaced Ubuntu 20.04 LTS “Focal Fossa” Followed by Ubuntu 24.04 LTS “Noble Numbat” ⟶
- OpenSSL 3
- PHP 8.1, Python 3.10
- Newer kernel for recent hardware
- Stronger default crypto
Standard support until 2027
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS “Noble Numbat”
2024

Why it came: The current long-term base for new servers: newer kernel, PHP 8.3 and better performance tooling.

⟵ Replaced Ubuntu 22.04 LTS “Jammy Jellyfish”
- Linux 6.8 kernel
- PHP 8.3, Python 3.12
- Frame pointers for easier performance profiling
- Up to 12 years of coverage with Ubuntu Pro
Standard support until 2029

Release years and support windows as published by the vendor; check their lifecycle page for exact dates. We track them for you on every server we manage.

Problems we fix

What goes wrong on Ubuntu, and how we fix it.

Broken release upgradeA do-release-upgrade stopped half-way and the server won’t boot or services won’t start. We recover it and finish the upgrade.

Held-back packages“The following packages have been kept back” and dependency errors that block security updates. Resolved without breaking your apps.

Disk full/var/log, old kernels, snaps and journal logs quietly filling the disk. Cleaned up and capped so it doesn’t come back.

Slow PHP sitesPHP-FPM pools, OPcache and MySQL left at defaults. Tuned for your RAM and traffic.

How it works

Free auditWe review your Ubuntu server: updates, security, backups and performance. Plain-English report within 24 hours.

Fix & stabiliseUrgent issues first, every change explained, nothing risky without your sign-off.

Take overMonitoring, patching and backups move onto our 24/7 rota.

ImproveMonthly reports, upgrade planning before end of support, and capacity advice.

FAQ

Ubuntu questions.

Yes. We snapshot the server, test the upgrade path, then either upgrade in place with do-release-upgrade or rebuild on a fresh LTS and migrate, whichever is safer for your stack.

Yes, Ubuntu on any cloud or dedicated server, including cloud-init images and Ubuntu Pro instances.

Security updates stop unless you have Ubuntu Pro (ESM). We plan the upgrade or migration well before that date.

Yes. We install and manage control panels on the Ubuntu releases each panel officially supports.

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Ubuntu Server Management

Get Ubuntu help

Your Ubuntu servers, handled.

Ubuntu versions: why each came, and what changed.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS “Bionic Beaver”

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS “Focal Fossa”

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS “Jammy Jellyfish”

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS “Noble Numbat”

What goes wrong on Ubuntu, and how we fix it.

How it works

Ubuntu questions.

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